Restorative Aide

Carrie Elligson Gietner Health Care Center; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Restorative Aide at Carrie Elligson Gietner Health Care Center helps residents maintain and improve their physical functioning through individualized restorative programs. You will work under nursing and rehabilitation staff and follow care plans.

Responsibilities include assisting with ROM, ambulation, transfers, and positioning; encouraging independence in ADLs; observing residents and reporting changes; documenting activities; following infection-control and safety standards; maintaining

Qualifications

• Must hold and maintain a current Restorative Aide certification.
• Experience in skilled nursing or long-term care preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families, and staff.
• Ability to safely assist residents with mobility, transfers, and restorative activities.
• Ability to follow individualized care plans and instructions from nursing and rehabilitation staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with restorative nursing programs and activities according to individualized care plans.
• Assist with range-of-motion exercises, ambulation, transfers, positioning, and other restorative activities as directed.
• Encourage residents to maintain independence with activities of daily living.
• Observe residents and report changes in condition, mobility, behavior, or functioning to the appropriate nursing staff.
• Accurately document restorative activities and resident participation.
• Follow all facility policies, procedures, infection-control practices, and safety standards.
• Maintain resident privacy and confidentiality.
• Work cooperatively with nursing, therapy, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Mobility assistance

Teamwork

Education

Restorative Aide certification

Job description

The Restorative Aide assists residents with maintaining and improving their physical functioning and independence through restorative nursing programs. The Restorative Aide works under the direction of nursing and rehabilitation staff and follows individualized restorative care plans.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist residents with restorative nursing programs and activities according to individualized care plans.

• Assist with range-of-motion exercises, ambulation, transfers, positioning, and other restorative activities as directed.

• Encourage residents to maintain independence with activities of daily living.

• Observe residents and report changes in condition, mobility, behavior, or functioning to the appropriate nursing staff.

• Accurately document restorative activities and resident participation.

• Follow all facility policies, procedures, infection-control practices, and safety standards.

• Maintain resident privacy and confidentiality.

• Work cooperatively with nursing, therapy, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Must hold and maintain a current, valid certification required by the facility/state for the Restorative Aide position.

• Previous experience in a skilled nursing or long-term care setting preferred.

• Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families, and staff.

• Ability to safely assist residents with mobility, transfers, and restorative activities.

• Ability to follow individualized care plans and instructions from nursing and rehabilitation staff.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and assist residents with mobility and transfers.

• Ability to safely perform assigned restorative activities.

• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.